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House, M.D. was a U.S. television show from 2004 through 2012. The show's main character, Dr. Gregory House, was (according to Wikipedia) "a pain medication-dependent, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional...

For those digital marketing professionals who've been stranded on a desert island for the past couple of years, you may be surprised to learn that Google is launching a long-awaited algorithm update on the 21st of April. This update will be rolled out over the course...

With my background in industrial controls and leadership positions in the International Society of Automation (ISA), control system integrators are near and dear to my heart. I have lots of friends and colleagues who work in that industry. Over the past few years,...

SmartFunnels are simply the next evolution in marketing strategy that take advantage of new technologies and channels. CRM and email marketing system capabilities have advanced to the point where it is relatively simple to create sophisticated digital funnels. And new...

Let’s face it. It’s hard to have a highly evolved digital marketing strategy when the goal posts get moved all of the time. Nevertheless, staying competitive requires that organizations be nimble and ever more sophisticated in their marketing approaches. Effective...

If you're responsible for content marketing, you probably would use all the help you can get promoting it (not to mention productivity tips to help you save time). When you're part of a company or team, it's common to send out an email notification when new content is...

So, is this a thing now? Over the past few months I've noticed what is ostensibly a conversion rate optimization trend that was a little jarring at first and now is beginning to get under my skin a little bit. I'm seeing it on more and more sites. Many of those sites...

You've created your compelling ebook or your fabulous video or your super-handy infographic. Now what? The whole point of your content is lost if you don't tell the world. Kind of like the Doomsday Machine from the movie Dr. Strangelove....

You've read the blog posts, viewed the webinars, attended the conferences, bought the t-shirts. Maybe you even hired a consultant or two to help move the ball forward. You've either dipped a toe in the water or done a head-first swan dive into the inbound marketing...

Content marketing is hard. According to a recent B2B marketing survey by TechValidate, the biggest challenges to content creation are the time involved to create it and difficulties promoting it. But if you've tried your hand at content marketing, you didn't need a...